1861 Census

 

Enumeration Districts

Enumerators

1861 District 8

Silsoe Road beginning at the Chapel. High Street from the Flying Horse Inn to Mill Lane Corner. Mill Lane. Church Street. Jakes Lane or Gravel Pit Lane, Church Lane. Beadlow

John White Burrows

1861 District 9

Great Lane, Little Lane, Back Street, Brickwall Farm, Northfield Farm, Warren Farm, Cainhoe Farm, Cainhoe Park Farm, Cainhoe Park Wood Lodges, Pidley Wood Houses, Humphreys Wood Farm and Kiln Lane Houses.

Vincent Doggett

People

Population

Males = 553, Females = 598, Total = 1151.

Males aged over 15 years = 309. Females aged over 15 years = 363.

Occupations

202 men gave their occupation as Agricultural Labourer.

208 women gave their occupation as Straw Plaiter.

Places

Roads

Back Street, Church Lane, Church Street, Great Lane, High Street, Jakes Lane, Kiln Lane, Little Lane, Mill Lane, Silsoe Road.

The High Street from Great Lane eastwards appears to have been called Church Street.

Farms

Brickwall Farm, Cainhoe Farm, Cainhoe Park Farm, North Field Farm, Warren Farm.

Pubs

Compassess Inn. This is now a private house in the High Street

New Inn. This was at 120 High Street.

Flying Horse, Green Man.

Houses

Clophill House, The Rectory.

Others

Beadlow, Cainhoe Park Wood, Pedley Wood.

Dog Kennels. Could have been something to do with Wrest Park.

Humphrey's Wood. Where was this? Anything to do with Humphrey's Workhouse in 1851 census?

 


 Last updated: 9 February, 2009